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In this article, we will learn how to install XGBoost and LightGBM in Python on macOS. XGBoost is an open-source software library that provides a regularizing gradient boosting framework for C++, Java, Python, R, Julia, Perl, and Scala.
LightGBM, short for Light Gradient Boosting Machine, is a free and open-source distributed gradient boosting framework for machine learning originally developed by Microsoft.
Follow the below steps to install the XGBoost package on macOS using pip:
Step 1: Install the latest Python3 in MacOS
Step 2: Check if pip3 and python3 are correctly installed.
python3 --version pip3 --version👁 checking python and pip version in macos
Step 3: Upgrade your pip to avoid errors during installation.
pip3 install --upgrade pip👁 upgrading pip in macos
Step 4: Enter the following command to install XGBoost using pip3.
pip3 install xgboost👁 installing XGBoost package on macOS using pip
Follow the below steps to install the XGBoost package on macOS using the setup.py file:
Step 1: Download the latest source package of XGBoost for python3 from here.
curl https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/cb/15/5a0e2977c2dca5dc374e6ba490674d7807d75e220b9bf2028d83a296d50f/xgboost-1.4.2.tar.gz > XGboost.tar.gz👁 downloading the source package for XGBoost in macos
Step 2: Extract the downloaded package using the following command.
tar -xzvf XGboost.tar.gz👁 extracting the XGboost.tar.gz file in macos
Step 3: Go inside the folder and Enter the following command to install the package.
Note: Install cmake using pip3 before using setup.py to install xgboost
pip3 install cmake👁 installing cmake using pip3
Note: You must have developer tools for XCode MacOS installed in your system
cd xgboost-1.4.2 python3 setup.py install👁 installing XGBoost on macOS using the setup.py file
Make the following import in your python terminal to verify if the installation has been done properly:
import xgboost👁 Verifying XGBoost installation on macOS
If there is any error while importing the module then is not installed properly.
Follow the below steps to install the LightGBM package on macOS using pip:
Step 1: Install the latest Python3 in MacOS
Step 2: Check if pip3 and python3 are correctly installed.
python3 --version pip3 --version👁 checking python and pip version in macos
Step 3: Upgrade your pip to avoid errors during installation.
pip3 install --upgrade pip👁 upgrading pip in macos
Step 4: Enter the following command to install LightGBM using pip3.
pip3 install lightgbm👁 installing LightGBM package on macOS using pip
Follow the below steps to install the LightGBM package on macOS using the setup.py file:
Step 1: Download the latest source package of LightGBM for python3 from here.
curl https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/7a/6d/db0f5effd3f7982632111f37fcd2fa386b8407f1ff58ef30b71d65e1a444/lightgbm-3.2.1.tar.gz > LightGBM.tar.gz👁 downloading the source package for LightGBM in macos
Step 2: Extract the downloaded package using the following command.
tar -xzvf LightGBM.tar.gz👁 extracting the LightGBM.tar.gz file in macos
Step 3: Go inside the folder and Enter the following command to install the package.
Note: Install cmake, gcc, libomp using homebrew before using setup.py to install lightgbm
brew install cmake brew install gcc brew install libomp👁 gcc and cmake installation using homebrew
Note: You must have developer tools for XCode MacOS installed in your system
cd lightgbm-3.2.1 python3 setup.py install👁 installing LightGBM on macOS using the setup.py file
Make the following import in your python terminal to verify if the installation has been done properly:
import lightgbm👁 Verifying LightGBM installation on macOS
If there is any error while importing the module then is not installed properly.
